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Matthew 18:1-34
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Rank in the Kingdom
1 1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "2Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
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and said, "Truly I say to you, unless * you are converted and 3become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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"Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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"And whoever * receives one such child in My name receives Me;
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but 4whoever * 5causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Stumbling Blocks
7 "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For 6it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
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"7If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.
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"8If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the 9fiery hell.
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"See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that 10their angels in heaven continually * see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
Ninety-nine Plus One
12 "What do you think? 12If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine * on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying?
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"If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine * which have not gone astray.
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"So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
Discipline and Prayer
15 "13If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
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"But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that 14BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.
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"If he refuses to listen to them, 15tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, 16let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
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"Truly I say to you, 17whatever * you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever * you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
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"Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything * that they may ask, 18it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.
Forgiveness
21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, 20how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to 21seven times?"
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"For this reason 23the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to 24settle accounts with his slaves.
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"When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.
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"But since he 25did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him 26to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.
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"So the slave fell to the ground and 27prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.'
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"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe.'
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"So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.'
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"But he was unwilling * and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.
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"So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.
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"Then summoning him, his lord said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
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'29Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?'
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"And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.
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Cross References 29
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Matthew 18:1-5 : {Mark 9:33-37 ;Luke 9:46-48 } -
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Luke 22:24 -
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Matthew 19:14 ;Mark 10:15 ;Luke 18:17 ;1 Corinthians 14:20 ;1 Peter 2:2 -
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Mark 9:42 ;Luke 17:2 ;1 Corinthians 8:12 -
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Matthew 17:27 -
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Luke 17:1 ;1 Corinthians 11:19 ;1 Timothy 4:1 -
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Matthew 5:30 ;Mark 9:43 -
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Matthew 5:29 ;Mark 9:47 -
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Matthew 5:22 -
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Luke 1:19 ;Acts 12:15 ;Revelation 8:2 -
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Luke 19:10 -
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Matthew 18:12-14 : {Luke 15:4-7 } -
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Leviticus 19:17 ;Luke 17:3 ;Galatians 6:1 ;2 Thessalonians 3:15 ;James 5:19 -
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Deuteronomy 19:15 ;John 8:17 ;2 Corinthians 13:1 ;1 Timothy 5:19 ;Hebrews 10:28 -
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1 Corinthians 6:1f -
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2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14 -
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Matthew 16:19 ;John 20:23 -
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Matthew 7:7 -
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Matthew 28:20 -
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Matthew 18:15 -
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Luke 17:4 -
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Genesis 4:24 -
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Matthew 13:24 -
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Matthew 25:19 -
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Luke 7:42 -
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Exodus 21:2 ;Leviticus 25:39 ;2 Kings 4:1 ;Nehemiah 5:5 -
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Matthew 8:2 -
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Luke 7:42 -
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Matthew 6:12 ;Ephesians 4:32
Footnotes 27
- [a]. Lit "hour"
- [b]. Lit "in their midst"
- [c]. Lit "are turned"
- [d]. Lit "is better"
- [e]. Lit "millstone turned by a donkey"
- [f]. Lit "having;" Gr part.
- [g]. Lit "having;" Gr part.
- [h]. Lit "Gehenna of fire"
- [i]. Early mss do not contain this v
- [j]. Lit "before"
- [k]. Late mss add "against you"
- [l]. Or "reprove"
- [m]. Lit "between you and him alone"
- [n]. Lit "word"
- [o]. Lit "the"
- [p]. Lit "the"
- [q]. Or "forbid"
- [r]. Gr fut. pft. pass.
- [s]. Or "permit"
- [t]. Gr fut. pft. pass.
- [u]. Lit "from"
- [v]. Lit "was compared to"
- [w]. A talent was worth more than fifteen years' wages of a laborer
- [x]. Or "was unable to"
- [y]. Or "loan"
- [z]. The denarius was a day's wages
- [aa]. Lit "but"
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